Florida Manatees May Actually Be Relatively New To Florida
manatee are a well - acknowledge staple of Florida waters , where they ’ve been seen romp withdolphin pod , shape helter-skelter “ sexual union balls ” , and even being the dupe ofpolitical graffiti . However , new research into the species ’ Florida universe has suggested they might be a relatively new addition to the Sunshine State . The paper – co - authored by University of South Florida anthropologist Thomas Pluckhahn and archaeology professor at George Washington University David Thulman – found that in precolonial Florida , manatees in all probability visited only occasionally as tourer before returning to the coast of Cuba and the Caribbean islands ....